Month: July 2018

I am usually all over the annual Meeker State of the Internet report…but thanks to family visits and travel in May and June, I did not get around to perusing her 291 slides (down from 355 last year) until today. And as my Northeastern class is exploring blogging, it seemed a good time for me… Read more Meeker Report 7 Weeks Later

My wife and I had lunch today with my partner from VCU days – Bud Deihl and his wife, Susan. One of the things that came up in our conversation was the negativism that seems rampant today. Bud asked if I had anything optimistic to bring to the conversation. It was an interesting question, because… Read more An Optimist in a Pessimist World

Sometimes Facebook gives you unexpected bad news. Such was the case last week when I saw the obituary for an old shipmate, Steve Coleman. I was lucky to serve with (and teach with) Steve at my first teaching job, Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. Steve graduated from Annapolis two years before I did, and… Read more The Passing of a Shipmate

I am Britt Watwood, an online teacher recently retired from Northeastern's Center For Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research. My passions are networked learning and using web technology for learning. I currently teach graduate courses at Northeastern University and Creighton University.
DISCLAIMER: I am a product of my personal learning network and my thoughts are impacted by the many people locally and virtually with whom I have contact. However, the views expressed here in this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the institutions for whom I teach.

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